BBC accused of ‘hiding’ Oxbridge bias on University Challenge in deepening elitism row

Oxford's Balliol College and Wolfson College, Cambridge go head to head in 2017’s University Challenge final. Photograph: BBC Two/PA

The BBC has been accused of “hiding” the extent of its Oxbridge bias on University Challenge in a deepening row about alleged elitism on the show.

The Guardian revealed that Frank Coffield, a Durham-based emeritus professor of education at University College London, is campaigning for fairer entry rules for the show for what he says is a rigged contest.